al smith did not make it through high school because his father died and al smith had to do the work to provide for his family and al smith would hate everything about donald trump. kamala harris could not attend the dinner and she sent a video message that included a comedy bit with molly shannon doing one of her old snl characters. >> is there anything that you think that maybe i shouldn't bring up tonight? >> don't lie. though shalt not bear false witness to the neighbor. >> especially the election results. >> there will be a fact checker there tonight. >> who? >> jesus. >> don't say anything negative about catholics. >> i would never do that, that would be like criticizing detroit in detroit. >> does it bother you that the trump guy insults you all the time because it bothers my friends and me. >> mary catherine it's very important to always remember you should never let anyone tell you who you are, you tell them who you are. >> the national catholic reporter editorial objecting to donald trump being invited to the al smith dinner the editorial says yes the al smith dinner was on

al smith did not make it through high school because his father died and al smith had to do the work to provide for his family. al smith would hate everything about donald trump. kamala harris couldn't attend the dinner, and she sent a video message that included a comedy bit with molly shannon doing one of her old snl characters. >> the national catholic reporter objecting to donald trump being invited to the al smith dinner saying the al smith dinner was once a place where even amid the sharp elbow politics of a presidential campaign normal humans could sit with each other and share a meal and walk away with dignity and reputation intact. trump changed all of that in absurd to act otherwise. the real scandal is that the good catholic cardinal of the great city of new york would not have the courage to say, this year, that the current republican candidate is a walking example of so much the catholic church finds repugnant in today's politics that he would suspend the normal invitations. the real outrage is that trump given the public nature and extent of his repulsive record should

the dinner to witch politico refers is the al smith dinner. it is the one night of every election cycle where candidates can put politics aside and come together for light hearted fun. the night is about raising money for catholic charities but it's also an opportunity for presidential candidates to show that they are the candidate that you want to have a beer with. >> story of al smith's historic run for the presidency is truly inspiring. gives me hope that in america it's still not possible for a fellow named al to be the commander in chief. >> the heralded arrival of a man known to oprah winfrey as the one. being a friend and colleague of barack i just called him that one. he doesn't mind at all. in fact, he even has a pet name for me. george bush. [laughter]. >> earlier today i went shopping at some stores in midtown. i understand governor romney went shopping for some stores in midtown. >> it's what we have in common, beginning with our unusual names. actually, mitt is his middle name. i wish i could use my middle name. >> hillary acciden

trump did this al smith dinner, and she would not do it., i'm gonna be interested in seeing president trump. watching this morning on "fox & friends" talking about governor healey campaigning with her and how that might be helpful. then he said some things that were not necessarily flattering about governor healey. i will be curious to see how that patches up. the two of them together is a formidable thing for president trump's campaign that would be helpful. vice president harris needs to continue get out there doing the unconventional press introducing herself to a lot of voters. >> and was entertaining. you were there. >> i was there. donald trump was hysterical. he was an entertainer. he was funny. the audience receives him very well. i don't know what he is talking about. and the idea that this video when it came out, the audience reacted in a very negative way. she is not going to be here, but she's got this video. the video wasn't funny at all. and in fact as a catholic my myself, i wondered, who could possibly have told her to say a

i agree that al smith and mcdonald's but before that vp debate that changed trajectory.n butler pa rally, and finished what he started and kamala harris' media blitz, we will say it sh it -- first democrat to. >> yo screw up an interview on the view. but she did it fox news interview was watched. larry: that was a bomb, bret baier is a great newsman, he -- a bomb, she bombed. >> she did, i will say too next inflection point sunday night new york city madison square garden, i heard they already have enough requests to fill m madison square garden 6 times over. larry: are you getting us tickets. >> i may know people who know people it will be incredible and that is his venue, these are his people. there will be people from all over the country flying in vast majority from flu blue new york who are tired. >> with what we're seeinger not seeing today, guess how many campaign events kamala harris has with 14 days. larry: i can't imagine it is zero. >> yes, how is that possible. >> she has 2 interviews tomorrow with nbc news and telemundo, she is prepping, at this. 3 and a hal

i think harris made a mistake not going to the al smith dinner.atholics were 25% of the electorate. joe biden won 52/47 but recent polls i've seen show trump ahead among catholics 52/47. so bad idea not to go to that dinner. on the other hand, one more thing about michigan, just listened to kamala harris's speech to uaw workers in lansing and she's actually getting better. which is what happens when you campaign a lot, and she didn't get to use the primaries to improve her campaign style, as most candidates do. but now she's actually a stronger candidate going into these last couple scrapings speaking of the al smith dinner, jessica, we have the taped part from vice-president harris and a piece from former president trump. take a listen. >> maybe don't say anything about catholics. >> i would never do that no matter where i was. that would be like criticizing detroit in detroit. >> my opponent feels like she does not have to be here which is deeply disrespectful to the event and, in particular, to our great catholic community. but if you really wa

larry: a lot of people say missing the al smith dinner was a turning point in the campaign and a lotpeople say missing the al smith dinner in new york is giving trump the momentum in the campaign and showing up in the polls. let's talk politics here and you know, if you couple that with this phenomenal thing he did in pennsylvania, showing up at mcdonalds and dishing out some fries and whatever, with a smile on his face, i mean, it looks like we're going to talk about this in the next political power and i got you here. it just seems like all the sudden this thing is breaking wide open. what do you make of it? jot mainstream media propped up kamala harris and the more people are hearing directly from her, the less support she has and i agree with you, larry, the al smith dinners was a important inflection point and here's why. unlike the mainstream media's attack, it's vintage president trump at his best and it's most of the talent actually and a great sense of humor and a great understanding of culturally where we are as a country and vast majority of people and america first polici

trump delivers pointed and bitter speech at the al smith charity dinner.some republicans are saying it was disrespectful for kamala harris not to be here, to not be there last night and donald trump was disrespectful or attending the catholic charity dinner and also delivering jokes, which was the stated purpose of the night? >> yeah, carley, "the washington post," for example, you brought up that one headline. they never endorsed a republican candidate and the history, think about that for a moment. all the candidates over the years, they have endorsed them every time. so who cares what "the washington post" says. who cares what "the daily beast" says. that is a dumpster fire for propaganda. when they say these things, do you think anybody is watching out of the core readerships basically those voting for kamala harris no matter what? they are telling them what they want to hear appear to the bottom line is trump was actually very, very good last night. kamala harris not showing up and doing it by video which is so -- i don't know who says to her as a han

yes, vice president kamala harris snubbing the al smith dinner. is set to raise some $9 million here tonight. harris becoming the first presidential candidate in 40 years not to attend the al smith if dinner. now, her campaign says that that's because she is maximizing her time to go to battle ground states in what is a close election. she is in wisconsin today. so instead of getting a repeat of that infamous if, famous 2016 al smith dinner when trump and hillary clinton showed up to the dipper and exchanged funny and sometimes harsh one-liners, tonight trump has the stage all to himself. new york's cardinal timothy dolan, he says harris has turned in pre-recorded remarks that'll be played on video. but he expressed in his podcast that he's disappointed that harris is a no-hoe for tonight saying that tonight is supposed to be about civility, patriotism and unity. >> we're upset that she didn't comp because it -- we've missed an evening to accent something sorely needed now that even she articulates rather eloquently, that we've got to turn the pag

all right, raymond, i know you were skulking about at the al smith dinner last night. as we said earlier, this is just a it's an amazing event. and it's a political fundraiser or really a charitable fundraiser. but kamala harris decided, you know, she had other things to do. well, but as you mentioned earlier, also, donald trump was there and boy, did he bring the heat and the yuks. i must say, i was shocked when i heard that kamala was skipping the al smith dinner instead of attending tonight. she's in michigan receiving communion from gretchen whitme. there's a group called white dudes for harris. have you seen this? but i'm not worried about them at all, because their wives and their wives lovers are all voting for me. chuck schumer is here looking very glum. but look on the bright side, chuck, considering how woke your party has become, if kamala loses, you still have a chance to become the first woman president. i think that was my favorite joke of all. that and the whitmer joke. yeah, well, and the whitmer joke was so smart because he tied this outrage that is st

i don't know how he was standing, but this was a very different crowd at the al smith dinner from 2016he appeared. there was some hostility there. this was a very trumpy crowd, i have to say. >> laura: well, i loved how leticia james was sitting a couple rows back. >> and chuck schumer. you texted me something during the al smith dinner because schumer and trump, they're chatting throughout the dinner. what did that tell you? >> laura: it told me that none of them believe this thing that trump's a fascist, trump's a dictator in waiting, trump's going to suspend the constitution. none of that is real. it's all a lie. they know it. we know it. they've all been friends with him for a long time and now he came in to, you know, upset their apple cart in the swamp and drain the swamp and they don't like that. >> speaking of upsetting apple carts, the flop of the evening was vp kamala harris, whomever advised her to skip this event to reach catholics across the country should be given their walking papers. ned she sent a tone-deaf pre-taped skit with snl alum mollie shannon. watch. >> i'm a c

she e sparred with a fox news host, but skip the al smith dinner. meanwhile, her proponent taking shots at her judgment calls and how she's appealing to voters our political panel breaks down how all of this could resonate at the ballot box as voters final buys their choice for president, don't forget to sign up for the daily newsletter when you're casting your ballot, it's were qataris.com, scott status is one of our cartoonists did nine on cnn i have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. >> thanks to sky rosie, i'm on my way with clearer skin. three out of four people at 90% clear skin at four months and skype just four doses a year after to starter doses, serious allergic reactions and an increased risk of infections or a lower ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor if you have an infection sinner symptoms had a vaccine or plan to nothing on my skin mean everything you are dermatologist about sky rosie, learn how api can help you save after last month's massive solar flare out in a 24 hour to the day, businesses are wondering what shoul

at the al smith and her cracking jokes. he is at "fox & friends."unday he's going to be at mcdonald's before he attends a football game. it feels creative, original, capturing of national attention in a way that may be the kamala campaign is missing. >> tammy: it is missing it. there's a thing called airplanes and helicopters. there's perks to being a candidate. she has raised a billion dollars. it's a remarkable thing you can accomplish with that kind of money. she doesn't go. there's still conversations about why she wouldn't go. it's one of those things where even if it's not directly in a swing state, everyone will see it. they care about social media. lots of stuff is out there. it becomes national, international, everyone was watching. more would have watched if she would have appeared. incredible opportunity but something else directed her to not do it. maybe someday we'll know what it is. but it seems to be part and parcel of the campaign. in making decision based in fear, desire to stay away from scrutiny, a desire to control the environmen

. >> that was kamala harris with a video message to the al smith dinner in new york city last night.did not attend the catholic charities event in person. trump did. the vice president held multiple campaign events in battleground wisconsin. >>> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell of kentucky called former president trump a, quote, despicable human being for holding up covid relief funds. that revelation and more is reported in an upcoming book by the deputy bureau chief of "the associated press". he also called trump ill-tempered and narcissistic. about the last presidential election, mcconnell reportedly said the american people showed good judgment in firing trump in 2020, given his, quote, erratic behavior. adding, i think i'm pretty safe in saying it's not just the democrats who are counting the days until he leaves on january 20th, but republicans, as well. the book also describes mcdonnell's debate over whether or not to vote trump guilty over his second impeachment, the one over january 6th. mcconnell was certain the actions amounted to an impeachable offense, but he wrest

the al smith dinner provides a rare opportunity to set aside partizanship. oh, sorry. sorry. hey, what's going on? who was that? oh, sorry. mary katherine gallagher. so tell me something. i'm giving a speech. do you have some thoughts about what i might say tonight? my feelings about what you should say tonight would be best expressed in a monologue from one of my favorite. made for tv series. okay, let's hear it. don't you see, man, we need a woman to represent us. a woman brings more heart, more compassion, and think how smart she must be to become a top contender in a field dominated by men. does it bother you that that trump guy insults you all the time? because it really bothers my friends and me. oh, mary katherine, it's very important to always remember. you should never let anyone tell you who you are. you tell them who you are. haters gonna hate, hate, hate. shake it off, shake it off, shake it off, shake it off. oh, boy. last night's host, comedian jim gaffigan, seemed pretty surprised by the audience's reaction to kamala's masterpiece. take a look. i don't even kno

kennedy and richard nixon gone to th te al smith danner 1960. but kennedy was a member of the knights of columbus. thmalae idea that kamala harrisa speaker as a senator wasr questioning whether you could be a judge if you belong to the knights of columbus tells you h owhow radically anticatholic she is. >> laura: newt, thank you. that is it for us tonight make sure to follow me onos social media. we have a couple of videos on instagram.than you will love them. r wathank you for watching. remember, what is america now reand forever. jesse watters takes it frou m he and you are for pictures of zoe and annie. i will be remiss and i wil l get them on instagram. i am trying my best. ♪ ♪ >> carley: donald trump delivering the speech at the al smith memorial danner last night cracking jokes and top democrats but kamala harris decided to skip the event and the first nominee to do so in 40 years but and said to mike instead, it's not being received well. >> todd: plus the doj claiming the biden white house to clear noncitizens off of their voter rolls. a

that's a joke you might tell at the al smith dinner.re missing an opportunity to be silly in a place where you are welcome to be silly. antoine is right. it won't make or break an election but it matters for looking like you are joyful. i don't know if there was a missing laugh track from the video. it didn't land. a lot of his stuff did land. people will poke holes. it was odd they released this an actual statement about his speech at the al smith dinner which is supposed to be silly and loose and supposed to be sometimes a little risky and she could have had the best comedy writers in the business to deliver. her issue is when she has an opportunity to take an opportunity she hasn't delivered whether it's sitting down with bret or something like this. >> bill: it was a great opportunity to show a different side of you and she missed at that. cardinal dolan wasn't happy. listen to him. >> sadly kamala harris isn't coming. >> it is a shame. the nature of the evening is to bring people together. the nature of the evening is civility, pat

. >> brian: we will start by asking the former president about last night's 79th annual al smith dinnernew york city. he stole the show as vp kamala harris was not there but i was. that is the big story. >> ainsley: you were on the day as. dais. >> amazing pleasure. and these days, it's really a pleasure. anywhere in new york without a subpoena for my appearance. [laughter] >> steve: that's good. will. >> lawrence: jim gaffigan roasted our very own brian kilmeade. >> let's be honest this room is filled with some of the most powerful people in new york city and brian kilmeade. [ laughter ] remember, brian, i told you. brian and i started doing standup together. so, we're friends. hopefully. [laughter] >> steve: now that's funny, brian. >> ainsley: i don't know you knew each other. >> brian: a little bit. he took a page from gutfeld. same type humor. i hope you don't mind i'm going to make a joke about you. >> steve: you are right there. >> brian: i could have stopped it. contains. >> ainsley: candidates are supposed to say don't roast me. >> steve: brian white tails or white tie what tim

. >> what is the al smith dinner? >> the al smith dinner is a traditional -- it is catholic run.ner that has been happening for several decades. the big lure to it is presidential candidates -- it has been tradition for a very long time, i cannot even remember the number of years -- >> i think it aids back -- it aids back to the 1960's. >> several decades. it -- presidential candidates go out there. paying homage to the catholic unity. more broadly it is an effort to showcase -- it is a satirical sort of roast of any event. speeches tend to take into various politicians and other dignitaries. presidential candidates show their best jokes. not going is very unusual. that was the approach vice president harris decided to take. she submitted a video to the dinner which aired last night which frankly was a little bit forgettable. it was a brief message thanking folks. she had a cast member from snl do a skit with her. it was short and sweet. donald trump took the stage. >> let me show viewers 30 seconds starting with donald trump and then kamala harris with her video appearance last

charity dinner in new york i must say i was shocked when i heard that kabbalah was skipping the al smith dinner. i really hope that you would come because we can't get enough of hearing her beautiful laugh. she laughs like crazy. varadkar saying obama flores rush limbaugh use to say barak hussein, obama, baraka said obama, i used to think that the democrats were crazy for saying that men have periods. but then i met tim walz coming clean about using the wrong soundbite from donald trump during his interview with kamala harris i did make a mistake and i want to say that i did make a mistake later the fight now heating up to save a texas death row inmate after his accuser was stopped. >> with just minutes to spare. i'll speak with barry scheck, co-founder of the innocence project good morning. >> on this friday. i'm erica hill in new york in for jim acosta. thanks for joining me in the cnn newsroom details and videos in the death of hamas leader yahya sinwar, israeli sources say this was actually just a routine military operation in southern gaza at a chance and counter that led to sinwar

. ♪ >> sean: last night at the al smith dinner with new york attorney general leticia james right behindim donald trump had this light hearted moment about the lawfare that he is now facing. take a look. >> it's a true pleasure to be with you this evening. amazing pleasure. and these days, it's really a pleasure anywhere in new york without a subpoena for my appearance. [laughter]. >> any time i don't get a subpoena i'm very happy. they've gone after me mr. mayor, you're peanuts compared to what they've done to me and you're going to be okay. >> sean: right on cue, it was with only 18 days until election day, a judge in dc released hundreds of pages of allegations against donald trump relating to the jack smith case after denying a request to keep them sealed until after the election. when presented with the fact take releasing all of this one-sided completely negative information about donald trump as millions of people are currently voting and will be voting, that would be election interference the judge claimed that not releasing it would be the real interference. here now with reacti

larry: kamala harris snubbing catholic voters by skipping the al smith dish tonight. llenas live from new york city. brian, are you going to be there? reporter: larry, i'm going to be here but i have a feeling vol have a better seat down with the vips. vice president kamala harris snubbing al smith dinner and this is a charitable dinner and going for the charities that are set to raise some $9 million here tonight. harris becoming the first presidential candidate in 40 years not to attend the al smith dinner. her campaign says that that's because she's maximizing her time to go to battleground states for the election and she was in wisconsin today and ibram stead of getting a repeat of that infamous famous 2016 al smith dinner when trump and hillary clinton showed up and exchanged funny and harsh one liners and tonight, trump has the stage all to himself. cardinal timothy dolan turned in prerecorded remarks and playing on video and he expressed that that harris is a no show for tonight saying that tonight is supposed to be about civility, patriotism and it's clear. >>

your thoughts. >> i think the al smith dinner where it's been a long-standing tradition tickets out ofouch with kim kalick values. she would have gotten a lot of flak if she would have showed up in white tie at a fancy fund-raiser and that raises hundreds of thousands of dollars albeit for a good cause but it's talking to new york so don't know that would have been a good use of her time with so little time in the election but i do think it's important and it draws on humour and a thinker times person talking to voters in battleground states. >> mark cuban also said this, play this and i'll get your response. >> of talk to people that said he liked trump because he's a gangster and i'm like that's why you're going to vote for him. >> when they say gangster they mean he's fighting. the main he's willing to take this thing to the mat. 's. 1 gaga shot inside of his sentences fight in front of american flag. that's a gangster i would like to support. come on markkanen. >> it really is. late to you. other dams having battleground panic the last 2 of the election? >> 100% they are. they see

we can achieve so much good with this country and get together and unify i want to thank the al smith foundation for its noble work, and i want to express my tremendous gratitude to the catholic community. it's a great community to community has gotten along with all my life. i tell you what i was what i was president, i was in the oval office that i got a call from the cardinal and he said, we need help. it was during the china virus. i want to be accurate when i'm describe it and he said we need help, our schools are in devastating shape. they needed much more than 1 billion. i wanted to tell you the number, but much more than $1 billion but i've known the community and i've known that the schools i know so many people that were educated in the catholic school system and they are great and they just speak with him with love much more so than almost any system that i've seen and he said, sir, we have a big problem. we need a number of billions of dollars. oh, we're going to have to close down the new york school system. the whole system in new york and i said, give, me 15 minutes. i

. >> john: former president trump attending al smith dinner in new york last night to raise funds forholic charities. vice president harris did not attend the event blaming campaign schedule busy. calling it a hit to the catholic voters. and we had a chance to spend quality time together at that dinner. that was great spending some time with you. how is the harris campaign responding today? >> does harris campaign is criticizing trump's speech saying he stumbled over his words and left out when the crowd wouldn't laugh with him but the latest numbers, the latest poll numbers showed democrats should be worried about the catholic vote. vice president basic stitching last night's al smith memorial dinner that raises millions for catholic charities did not sit well with catholics. prerecorded video appearance with a tepid response from the audience an opponent former president donald trump jumped at the chance to attack her absence. >> don't say anything negative about catholics. >> i wouldn't do that no matter where i was like criticizing detroit and a trait. >> you have to get out and v

although he wasn't very entertaining at the al smith dinner.ecause of his reported exhaustion, which is apparently why he's skipping any more serious interviews. also tonight, kamala harris and trump are in michigan, both with some baggage to overcome. michigan's own michael moore will join me. and the harris campaign is bringing out the heavy hitters. plans are now in place for barack and michelle obama to hit the campaign trail with the vice president next week. by the way, former president obama is getting ready to speak at a harris rally in tucson, arizona, and we will bring that to you live. >> but we begin tonight with just 18 days left before the election. both vice president kamala harris and donald trump are spending the day in the important battleground state of michigan. it is harris' second day in the rust belt. she chose to speak to voters in wisconsin yesterday, rather than appear last night in person at the annual al smith dinner, hosted by the archdiocese of new york. an event that is typically attended by both presidential cand

it's called the al smith dinner. a fundraiser for catholic charities.nd kamala harris will not be there and that is different. she is skipping it. >> lawrence: so, steve, this is the first time a presidential candidate has skipped the charity event in decades. >> ainsley: brooke singman is here with all the details. >> last month archbishop of new york timothy cardinal dolan talked about this decision to skip this historic dinner. listen. >> we are disappointed. we were looking forward to giving the vice president an enthusiastic welcome. we're not used to this. we don't know how to handle it. it hasn't happened in 40 years since walter mondale turned down the elections. lost 49 out of 50 states. we're not used to this and we are not giving up. >> harris is the first presidential candidate since 1984 to be invited and then not attend. she is, instead, holding events in battleground wisconsin. former president donald trump will be in attendance for the 79th annual event. he and president biden appeared virtually in 2020. cardcardinal dolan estimates ths

. >>> canadian jim gaffigan joint former president trump and many others at the traditional al smithner in new york city last night and as we've noted, kamala harris was a no-show. let's bring in the federalist elections correspondent brianna lyman and the author of progressively worse, fox news contributor joe concha out with a new book, congratulations on that. here's jim gaffigan, a little bit more at the dinner. let's show this and we will get your response, joe. >> catholics will be a key demographic in every battleground state. i'm sorry. why is vice president harris not here? in her defense she did find time to appear on the view, howard stern, and the longtime staple of campaigning, the call her daddy podcast. >> trace: pretty good swipes that kamala harris. the whole theme of this is that she did not show up and the media the next day attacks trump. >> trace, let's be clear, whoever advised kamala harris to not attend the al smith dinner, a dinner that every democrat has been invited to for decades, in the last democrat who did not show up was in 1984, we saw how things ende

for him to sit three rows or two rows down from letitia james last night at the al smith dinner whenala harris couldn't even show up and phones in this video and throughout half of it she has an actress speaking for her as for herself as someone as the command are in chief. the contrast of the fortitude is incredible. your interview with the former president when you asked the question about the cabinet and he very wisely said we have to win first, it was such a key point. personnel is policy. when it comes to the race he has to win but also the down ballot races in the senate republicans are looking to take it back. if he wants to get his cabinet members confirmed and thousands of people politically appointed in the federal government to make sure his agenda gets through and the house not to impeach him he has to be successful at the top of the ticket but all the way down the ticket. >> brian: here is what he said to that question. >> give people a vision of what your cabinet will look like? can you throw out some of the names. you don't need a binder from chris christie or jared ku

going back to the al smith center, what was wall street's reaction? >> well, i was in the room, and i was watching everybody's eyes. i think listening to chris matthews he's right about this event. it is largely a group of republican supporters of donald trump. not all of them -- and in fact, i don't know if it got picked up in the news really. at the very end of his speech of jokes if you will, there were boos in the room. there were actually very few times of the entire time that folks were booed. the only two people who were booed was trump at the end by some and also bill de blasio, the former mayor of new york at one point was booed. you know, the first five minutes of trump's speech and prior to that, there seemed to be a lot of excitement among a lot of business leaders who were in the room. they're the bold-faced names that you know. steve schwartzman, who's been a trump supporter before, but who said after january 6th he was not going to support him and then, of course, changed his mind. there was this sort of five minutes of lots of sort of

the al smith dinner provides a rare opportunity to set aside partizanship. who was that?y katherine gallagher mary katherine gallagher, it's so nice to meet you. it is a very important dinner, and it's an important tradition that i'm so proud to be a part of. sometimes when i get nervous, i stick my fingers under my arms and i smell them like that. i'm giving a speech. do you have some thoughts about what i might say tonight? it's time for a woman, bro. don't forget to say superstar. thank you, mary katherine. thank you mama la. well, that was timely. does anybody born after 1980 even know what the hell that was? but surprisingly, the emcee of the evening, jim gaffigan, who also plays tim waltz on snl, didn't let the dems off the hook. president biden couldn't be here tonight. the dnc made sure of that. you know, this event has been referred to as the catholic met gala. 22% of americans identify as catholic catholics will be a key demographic in every battleground state. i'm sorry. why is vice president harris not here? the democrats have been telling us trump, trump's re

host: what is the al smith dinner?: the al smith dinner is a traditional -- well, it is catholic-run dinner that has been happening for several decades. the big lure is presidential candidates typically roast speak. it has been a tradition for a long time. i can even remember the number of years. host: i think it goes back to the 1960's. guest: i think you are right. several decades. presidential candidates essentially go out there paying homage to the catholic community, but more broadly an effort to showcase a black-tie event, an roast of an event. the speeches dig into various politicians and then the terry's. presidential candidates go out and show their best -- and dignitaries. presidential candidates go out and showcase their best jokes. not going is very unusual. kamala harris presented a video that was aired last night that was frankly a little forgettable. it was a very brief message thanking folks. she had a past member from snl do a little skit with her. it was short and sweet. then donald trump took the sta

highlights from the al smith dinner.mming star withs bad attitudes and jerry seinfeld's regrets and that's coming up in rachel's popar culturt e roundup with joe conc, next. the secret is the powerful ingredient, apoaequorin, originally discovered in jellyfish and found only in prevagen. in a clinical study, prevagen was shown to improve memory in subgroups of individuals who were cognitively normal or mildly impaired. stay sharp and improve your memory with prevagen. prevagen. in stores everywhere without a prescription. rachel: time for a pop culture roundup and joe concha is here with me to break it all down. >> thank you. rachel: me mel melania trump kay caccompanying donald trump in te dinner and kamala harris county show up but watch this. >> the democrats have been telling us trump's reelection is a threat to democracy. in fact, they were so concerned with this threat, they stabled a coup, ohing democratly elected incumbent and installed kamala harris. rachel: joe, he said they were doing a lot of research into ke

. >> ainsley: i don't know how you do it, you were at the barber shop and did al smith dinner last night and probably didn't get home until this morning. >> you know what else i did? this was a crazy day. we did your thing, five other things and on top of it, i came back and i was really, really like tight because keynote speaker at al smith. what happens, i said, let's go. sir, you have an interview with tyrus. he's a large guy, by the way. great guy, smart guy. been so good to me. he said there is no election here, you will win this thing. they talk about, he's funny. and gutfeld is great. he did not like me originally and he said -- >> brian: i don't like gutfeld, you can like him. >> ainsley: he likes him. >> steve: they are like brothers. >> he had highest rating in history. >> ainsley: we're proud of him. >> tyrus has a website, and said, would you do my show? i would like to see my speech before i get up. tyrus is waiting for you. oh, i have to put on a tux, white tie. i am running in, rather than say tyrus, i can't make it, let's go do a quick one. i knock it out. >> lawrence: yo

hispanic support for democrats is dropped 20 points since 2016 and the al smith dinner is tonight, trump will be there. harris will not. the last candidate to skip the event was walter mondale in 1984. he lost in a landslide to ronald reagan. thursday, october 17, 2024. "varney and company" is about to begin. ♪ stuart: they are playing my favorite song, almost my favorite, the rolling stones. lauren: cheating on the beatles. stuart: the rolling stones are good way to start today. a new fox poll out this morning, trump ahead of harris by two points, this is a national poll. he has the momentum. welcome back. lauren: good to see you. it's been a few days. stuart: are these trump's best numbers and tears took the nomination? lauren: sure are. he is up not only in every issue but also the national pulling up two points, he has 50% of registered voters telling fox news they would vote for him versus 48% for harris. let remind your month ago it was the opposite with the numbers. the economy remains the number one issue by far, 40% say it is their top concern, 7 in 10 view the economy negativel

al smith 41%. 87 electoral votes. eight states and 15 million votes. how do you compare 1928 and 1932 elections? another like back to back shellacking. roughly. but just in different directions. in 1928, hoover was immensely popular. he was sort of seen as the mr. fix-it for the american problems. he had a great reputation. beginning with his appointment in the wilson administration, it was carried over into the harding and coolidge administrations. there he ran the department of commerce. he was immensely popular with the american people. that goes in the long history back in this role of world war one, aiding, starving people in belgium. so so he was like a folk hero. will rogers made a comment, one of his columns that once the uned states gets a call, a sense for for dr. hoover, you know, he's a great guy that dr. hoover was to that effect. he was immensely popular. and the economy was doing very, very well in 1928. the republicans had been in power for a number of cycles. they took credit for the strength of the economy. and then the floor fell out

al smith 41%. 87 electoral votes. eight states and 15 million votes. how do you compare 1928 and 1932 elections? another like back to back shellacking. roughly. but just in different directions. in 1928, hoover was immensely popular. he was sort of seen as the mr. fix-it for the american problems. he had a great reputation. beginning with his appointment in the wilson administration, it was carried over into the harding and coolidge administrations. there he ran the department of commerce. he was immensely popular with the american people. that goes in the long history back in this role of world war one, aiding, starving people in belgium. so so he was like a folk hero. will rogers made a comment, one of his cumns that once the united states gets a call, a sense for for dr. hoover, you know, he's a great guy that dr. hoover was to that effect. he was immensely popular. and the economy was doing very, very well in 1928. the republicans had been in power for a number of cycles. they took credit for the strength of the economy. and then the floor fell out

he was a good friend of al smith's. he decided and realized that it made little sense to just go dark for three years. so he put in over a million dollars of his own money to set up a permanent democratic national office. and one of the first things they did was hire a guy named charlie michaelson, who was a seasoned political reporter in washington, and he spent the next three plus years issuing a blizzard of press releases and ghost written statements for democratic politicians and that kind of thing, just completely battering the republicans and battering hoover. really pushing the mockery. tent colonies were called hoovervilles. images of men holding their pockets out were called hoover flags. newspapers that people would sleep under for warmth in the streets were called hoover blankets. so this was all going on because of that, that sort of new professionalism of the democratic national committee. and we're seeing the results of that, you know, here, almost 100 years later, >> how quickly were the results known on

thank you >> watching the former president and republican nominee, donald trump addressing the al smith dinner. it's a charity event that gives the presidential candidates a chance to do some comedy in the middle of a heated and bitter political year, donald trump did get a lot of laughs. he also got some boos and he used the stage to call kamala harris disrespectful for skipping the dinner. and then he cursed from the stage. he praised conspiracy theorist robert f. kennedy, who has endorsed him. he tried to flip the word weird against democrats and he made a transgender joke about chuck schumer, who was sitting right next to him. he joked about doug emhoff's and fidelity in his first marriage. he winked at the assassination attempts against him and much, much more good thing we've got our roundtable here to break it down brian stelter. what did you make of this performance? >> i no, don't ask me first i thought it was funny. i thought he actually got a few great jokes in that the best moment was we talked about the assassination attempts and made light of what he's experienced because

and the al smith dinner. >> you were there. stay when a lot of good folks from fox. there is a picture of harris but notably absent is kamala harris. >> right now i'm trying to record my speech for tonight's dinner. >> i want to say i'm catholic and tonight is one of the biggest dinners thanks to the last supper. there will be a fact-checker there tonight. that is great, who? >> jesus christ and don't say anything negative about catholics. >> john: shannon, you know, you are supposed to actually go to these things. not phone it in here. >> i wonder because i talk to other folks who were there and how it landed with people there because it is the price you pay. it is a huge deal we remember president trump and secretary clinton: after each other. you can land your own too and everybody expects that to happen so a lot of folks who thought you got to pay the price of admission and show up and not did this cute video and not be there periods payment jim gaffigan. >> he was great. >> john: said something that trump did not appreciate about melania trump, jesus christ, and

first al smith there is campaign had no answer for whatsoever. roasting and he owned at that stage and put the most current review video ever seen while 20 years ago molly shannon having a video nobody liked. we had the mcdonald stop with donald trump which we look back on if he wins it increasingly looks like he well it was a masterstroke the harris team had no answer for and through the media into a meltdown which tells you it worked. you know how may people of you that more than 70 million people across two platforms aren't legacy media. were approaching super bowl numbers when it comes to that. and the whole thing now as far as harris talking about i will do joe rogan only if i do it for one hour and he comes to me. that dog don't hunt. joe rogan won't do that. jade events took it instead madison square garden on sunday and now the garbage comment from biden which donald trump again made into a plus for him based on these optics we are seeing now i swear to god between hillary clinton calling trump supporters deplorable when barack obama clin